> Put that in the perspective of the original inhabitants who were here > thousands of years > before Europeans stumbled onto the continent. Not Jaynie's quote, of > course. Just one > of those language irritants that we seem to refuse to get right; like > saying mankind instead of humankind. Joan > > > On Sunday, May 9, 2004, at 11:33 PM, Jaynie Martz wrote: > >> "In April 1994 he sunk a shovel into the ground in search of America's >> birthplace You are right Joan... more accurate wording might be 'colonial America's birthplace'. Jaynie